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Luis Russell
Panama
Luis Russell is credited on 929 releases across 288 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2023 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

929
Pressings credited
288
Albums
8
Decades active
47
In collections
Biography
Luis Carl Russell (August 5, 1902 – December 11, 1963) was a pioneering Panamanian jazz pianist, orchestra leader, composer, and arranger.
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
929 releases · 288 albums · active 1950–2023
- Performance · 1,585
- Other credits · 169
Studios: The Metropolitan Opera House · Town Hall, New York · Crescendo Club, Hollywood · Oriental Theater, Chicago
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Louis Armstrong Plays W. C. Handy
1954

Louis Armstrong's Greatest Hits
1967

Satch Plays Fats: A Tribute To The Immortal Fats Waller By Louis Armstrong And His All-Stars
1955

Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man: 1923-1934
1994

At The Crescendo
1973

The Genius Of Louis Armstrong Volume 1: 1923-1933
1971

At The Crescendo Vol. 2
1955

Sings The Blues
1954

A Gift To Pops
2021

Small World Big Band
2001

The Best Of Ken Burns Jazz
2000

Priceless Jazz Collection
1997

King Oliver
1985

Chicago
1984

Volume 2 (1929 - 1930)
1972

His Immortal Concert Series
1971

Back In N.Y. Vol.1 (1935)
1969

Jazz Anthology (From King Oliver To Ornette Coleman)
1969

Armstrong For Ever
1966

Jazz In The Making - The Classic Era
1963

His Greatest Years - Volume 1
1961

Town Hall Concert Plus
1957

New Orleans Shuffle
1957

Back O'Town Blues / A Theme From The Threepenny Opera (Mack The Knife)
1955
Frequent collaborators
- Louis Armstrong
- Various
- Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra
- King Oliver
- Louis Armstrong And His All-Stars
- Louis Armstrong And His Hot Five
- Luis Russell And His Orchestra
- "Henry ""Red"" Allen And His Orchestra"
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